Etymology of the English word cylinder
the English word
cylinderderived from the Latin word
cylindrus (cylinder; stone roller; gem cut in cylindrical form)
derived from the Greek word
kulindros, κύλινδρος
Date
The earliest known usage of cylinder in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
cylindraceous,
multicylinder,
semicylinderCognates
Dutch
cilinder, French
cylindre, German
Zylinder, Italian
cilindro, Lithuanian
cilindras, Norwegian
sylinder, Polish
cylinder, Russian
цилиндp, Swedish
cylinderUsage
Word found in Modern English
